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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexa GAzE1TsJ
WASHINGTON. d. c.. July 20. 1887.
Ina short talk with Prof. MCGEE, of the
u. S. Geological Survey, this morning. he
said to the GAzETTE's correspondent that
the u S. Geological Survey is CARRYING on
three independent lines of work in Virginia,
namely a topographic survey of the north
ern part of the State, and an investigation OF
the Appalachian mountains in the western
part of the State, aud study of the green
sand marls and associated deposits in The
eastern part of the State. During the past
three years topographic survey OF the
Appalachian, the great valley, and the Blue
Ridge together with portions of the Pied
mont plain lying east of the latter range
has been carried to completion and num-
Der of atlas sheets representing the results
of this survey have been engraved and
printed. These maps are upon scale of
two miles to the ncn aud not only repre-
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Dcntl, on Physician.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 2G.-Dr. z. d.
S:andiford died this morning at 4 o'clock at
his home in this city. He had been in poor
health for about three months and was SER
iously i'll for week before his marriage to
Miss Laura Scott at Paducah little over
two weeks ago. DR.. Standiford was an
active candidate for the u. S. Senate to
succeed Mr.. Beck. He was ex-president
Of The Louisville and Nashville railroad,
vice president of tho Jacksonville, Madison
and indianapolis bridge company, direc-
tor OF tho Farmers and Drovers' Bank, and
a farmer on an extensive scale and one of
the weaIihiest men in the State. DR.. Stan
di!ord leaves family of seven children
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Ex-Senntor McDorrnId.

CHICAGO, July 26 Ex-senator Joseph E
Mcdonald, of Indiana was in The city yes.
terday and was seen by reporter. He
said 81 am out of politics now and am on'y
a private in ranks. About the outool; for
1883, think that the majority of the demo.
cratic editors of the State favor President
CIeveland's denomination. He has made
good record during bis administration.
He is thoroughly conscientious man and |
don't think no has done single thios %
curry favor with the public. He docs
what he considers right, let the consequences
be what they may"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

NEW STEAMBoAT-The Pusey & Jones
Company, of Wilmington, Del, has con-
tracted with the Old Dominion Steamship
Company, of New York, to build an iron
hull screw propeller steamer, for both pas.
sengers and freight, of the following dimen-
sions: Length 1870 feet, beam 26 feet, depth
of hold 10 feet s inches. She will be sup
piled with compound engine, with cyl
inders of II inches and 81 inches, and q IS.
inch stroke Her keel will be laid on the
ways vacated By the steamboat Naugatucl,
and when completed she will run from Nor
folk, Virginia, to New Berne, North Caro-.
lima
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

RAILROAD VALUE5-Mr. C. Lee Moore,
secretary Board Of Public Works, has com
piled a statement showing tho tax imposed
on railroad and canal companies IN the State
for the year 1887. The total vece of road
way and track, or canal bed, in the State is
S2S, O9l, 200; total value of depots, depot
grounds and lots, station buildings and fix
lures, and machine shops, 81 ,35S, 1920; real
estate not inc uded in other classes, $l,099,-
432 so; rolling stock, including passenger,
freight, cattle, stock, baggage, mail, express,
sleeping, palace, parlor, and all other cars
belonging to the companies, boats, mach
nery, &C., 81 1863, 975 II: stores, 1850 1872 SO ;
telegraph Ilines, SIS, HOSP; miscellaneous
property, $3G9, 59lo9. Total value of pro-
Derty, real and personal, $50 700, 515.3l tax
on real and personal property at 80 cents on
the 500 for the support of the Government,
$l07, 1O1.5G; tax on real and personal pro-
Eerty at 10 cents on the 500 for the support
of the public free schools, SSS5 700.52; net in
come, 1867 ,5l4l4 tax on net income at l
per cent. So G7514. Total tax, $l16, 4U.2a.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
POISONED AccIDENTA11Y.-Mr. Edmnn1

POISONED ACCTDENTALLY.-Mr Edmunt
Moran, mail carrier between Red Gal,
Grove and Laconia, who had lived for
about six years mile from Red Oak Grove
was fatally poisoned, as was also his lltle
six year Ole daughter, on Wednesday morn
ing last. Both the gentleman and the little
girl had been suffering from chils, and took
strychnine by mistake, the father supposlne
it TO be quinine. Two Of Mr.. Moran's
children, boys. found the deadly drug in an
unlabeled bottle in vacant house, about
three-fourths OF IL mile from Moran's house.
and carried it home. He had sent to
country store for quinine bY another sou,
and before the latter returned the two boys
brought the poisonous drug to their father
He said to the little girl. 81 believe you
are having chils-take some Of this,
and with the point of his knife he
placed portion of the strych
nine on the child's tongue. He took
larger dose himself, and spoke but 2 word
or two, saying TO q colored woman pres
ent he believed he had congcslive chill
He died almost Immediately. TIE child
lived some three hours, and died about
II o'clock Dr. William Smith was sent
for Immediately, bat arrived only few
minutes before tho child died James f.
Stembrdge was the first person to arrive at
the house after the poison was taken,
and Mr.. james WagstaiI arrived later
The latter gentleman tasted OF tho drug
and found that it took the skin f.om his
tongue He washed his mouth quickly ard
escaped injury. Both the father and child
were buried in the same grave Oh Thursday.
Mr.. Moran was highly esteemed in inc
community where he lived He hiss left
widow and five or six children TO moprn his
sudden death.-C Chase city clipper.
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G.Onc lSaci, fo Wnrll.

NEW YoRK, July 27.-The 'lopgshoseiaea
who declined to work last night loadpr
the Germanic, because no promise was civ. n
that their night work pay should be rsi-ct
from 10 to GO cents IN hour, this molung
resumed operations No demur was n.ad~
by the White Star agents. As many hands
as could be found room for were set to woi k
and the indications are the threat 80 detain
the ship day need not be carried out
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE DEcIsIoN-Thc Inter

INTERSTATE COMMERCE DEcIsI0N.-Thc Inter
state Commerce Commission delivered decisions
yesterday afternoon in four of the presented
to it. In the case of the ST. Louis Wholesale Gro
GERS VS. the Missouri Pacific, being complaint
that while Communication tickets are sold Mt the
rate of $50 per thousand miles, the thousand mile
tickets used by commercial travellers are sold for
S25. The commission is asked to correct thisand
direct that a reduction be made in favor of COM
mercial travellers. The opinion OF Commissioner
Walker holds that the fact that communication
tickets are sold at given rate does not entitle
the purchaser of thousand-mile ticket to COM
plain of unjust discrimination because the two
tickets are sold under different conditions and
that it would be contrary to the spirit of the law
to make any discrimination in favor of CONNER
cial travellers. The case was dismissed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

A CoLoRED MAN KILLED BY A BULL
Johnson Cook, colored Virginian employed
on the farm of Major Joseph Fields at Mid
dlctown, n. j., met with frightful death
on Monday. He was leading big Durham
bull to water. The rope was hitched
around the animals horns and then passed
through ring in its nose The bull was
greatly worried by flies, and in its efforts TO
dslodce them jerked Cook to the ground.
The animal then trampled and sored its
victim terribly Mr.. Fields saw the occur
renee and ran quickly out into the field He
whstled and the bull walked quietly to him
and was led away. The injured colored
man was carried to the house, but died soon
afterWard
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

FATHEE DoNAHoE-Rcv. Father Donahoe, for
merly of Manassas, the new pastor of St. Patrick $
Church, Richmond. was welcomed Sunday to his
new parish after high mass by the members OF
Branch 1872 Catholic knights of America and the
ST. Vincent dc Panl Society calling upon him 10 8.
body. The Times says. THE address Of welcome
the part Of the Knights was delivered by Mr.
Charles Kelly, president, and that Of the ST. Vim
cent de Paul by Mr. 4. i. Masurier, its president
both of whom in few and wellchoson words
welcomed him and assured him of their hearty
support and cooperation in oil that pertains to
the parish. Welcome, Father Donahoe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

The story of Cinderella has its origin in
the history of the Egyptians Of twenty foui
hundred years ago Cinderella was rightly
named Rhodope and she lived in the reign
of King Psammetians whose Qleen she be-
came through the agency OF the very small
shoe she wore. Tine legend il, that an
eagle, installing o"e of her dainty sandals
for food, seized it, and in its fight dropped
it in the Kings lap who SO greatly admired
it that he caused bis servants TO search out
the owner aud convey her to him, which
was done with The above result.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

A MoUrHY republican in Washington calls
the Cleveland administration the English
Confederate administration" The Presi-
dent is a lucky man. Now, as before he was
nominated, his party will be forced to love
him for the enemies he has made" Such
talk as the above quoted remark will tend
in no small degree TO Offset the dissatisfac'
ton at the South caused by some oihis acts,
and to make this section again solid for him
and the democratic party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

THE REPUBLICANS are not of one mind on
tho silver question. Some of them wan!
tho coinage OF the silver dollar entirely sus'
pended. Others, on the contrary, want the
entire silver product of the country,
amounting to about fifty million annually,
purchased by the government and coined.
These latter, of course, are also ultra pro-
tectonists. But why the government
should not afford high priced market for
all the agricultural products of the country
"a we'll as for ali Of those of the sill
yer mines, is what only protectionist can
tell and common sense knows that he can
not do SO satisfactorily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
FaiInre ortl,c CnttIe Farms.

FORT WORTH, Tex, July 2G.-The totaI
Indebtedness incurred by the failure of the
cattle farms ia estimated at but $4,000 and
the assets $l,ll5,OOO. The cause Of the
failure is considered to be Overlapping and g
depressed market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

When Senate Conger, of Michigan, was ayoung
man he was engaged to young woman. They
quarrclod, separated and in time, each married.
Twenty wears after he a widower, was in Con-
cross she. a widow, sat in the gallery and listen.
cd to his speech 1t was the first time they had
seen each other since their early days. She sent
her card 10 him he came at once to the gallery
After little talk She asked him 20 call on her at
her friend 5. Mrs. Dahlgrcn's He said he would
cali If he could call as he used to in those long
past days of youth. In few weeks they were
married at Mrs Admiral Dahlgreen's residence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

The priest of Canicatti, large town IL
the province of Girgenli. Sicily, recently
caused to appear beside him in he pulpit -
young man whose face was BACKED, whose
head was furnished with two large horp@,
and who had long tail from the cud Of
which crackers went oil. the priest in
formed his flock that this figure WAS tbs
devil, and q great panic euauad Women
and children present at this nnseemly COM
ely were injured in the crash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

Mrs. S A. Crane, of St. Joseph, Mo, sat
in her window in the fourth story of her
house the other night in order TO get q
breath fresh air. She dropped asleep and
fell out of the window. and when picked up
from the ground. seventy feet below. was
found TO have sustained no more serious in
jury than the breaking of ore Of her toes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

Before 1896 brook ran through the VII
lage of Roxbury, Mass, and then was flied
up and houses built where once it flowed.
On Friday workmen engaged III digging
q celler on the site ofCDe of these old houses
unearthed big mud turtle. The animal
was two and half feet long, over foot
wide, and weighed twenty-eight pounds
Without doubt it had been buried fifty years.
1t was alive and in apparent good health.
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a Strong Endowment

is conferred upon that magnificent institu.
ton, the human system, by Dr.. Pierce :
Golden Medical Discovery" That fortifes it
against the encroachmeDts of disease. 1t is
the great blood purifier and Alternative. and
as a remedy for consumption, bronchitis
and all diseases of a wasting nature, it's in
huence is rapid, eiiicacious and permanent
Sold eYerWhere
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Mining Einginecrs.

DULUTH, Mimi, July 2G.-The Ameiisna
Institute OF Mining Engineers held the first.
session OF the nineteenth annual meeting a.
Duluth yesterday About forty members.
gathered from all parts of the country, We're
present, and many more are expected To-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
Lynching.

KAUFMAN, Tex, July 26.-An Infatuated
mob OF men took Crawford Benson, negro
is years old, from the county iailat II O'Clock
last night and hanged him, afterward rid.
ding the body with bullets. He had com
mitted az assault on nine.year-old girl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

GEN. B. f. BUTLER says: I'VE have sent
back to the South pretty much all that we
took from her," Previous to the wanton
burning of this office by the federal troops
stationed here, it was looted by them. But
of all the valuable things stolen from it, not
one has ever been returned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
Sl,arp.s Case

New YORK, July 26.-Bourke Cochran
began his argument in the Jacob Sharp stay
Of proceedings case this morning at 1890.
Sharp spent very restless night and as he
felt very weak this morning he was not pre-
cont
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
Another Bank i'm Frouble.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Compt,ollct
having received information that the lTea-
rietta National Bank of Henrietta, Texas.
has suspended, has directed the State bank
examiner to take charge of its affairs ard to
report promptly the result of his examina
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
ADVICE no MOTHERS.

Mrs. WNsLow's SooTHISa SYRUP, Tor ch .i-
dren teething, is tho prescription Of one of the
best female nurses and physicians IN the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
ncver-failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process Of tecthing
its value is incalculablc. 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dyscntcry and disTrhea, gripping
in the bowels, and wind-coic By giving health
to the child il rosts tho mother. Price % cents
bottle. mvb-lylM. WtT3
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Presented 40 the President.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-senor Pedro
Peres Zeledon, the newly accredited Min
lister from Costa Rica, was formally present
ed to the President to-day by the Secretary
of State
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IEXANDRIA..
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 2G.

MIR CARLISLE is q sensible man, ana
therefore takes proper and practical view
fittings. In reference to the new LABOR
party he says:
What was originally intended as labor move
ment seems to have been converted into a mere
noliticnl movement, and is now being directed by
ambitious politicians instead of practical work
inrmen Labor organizations formed Tor mutual
Improvement and protection. for the promotion u
social intercourse and the material and moral ad-
vsnrement of their members, arc not only uhoh-
;oc,;onoble but mcrtorious, and shonld be cncour-
aged. LaboreIs have . perfect right TO organize
for the purpose of controlling their own business
Int when they organize to control the business oil
other pcople il is quite different thing. Labor
organizations, in the real and proper sense of the
term will continue to exist as long as mankind Is
doomed to toll bat these political associations
will crumble to pieces, like all their predecessors.
They will never in my opinion, be sufficiently
strong and compact to control any state or IA
tional election in this country. in most locai
elections they may for while either elect their
own candidates or determine the contest between
the candidates Ct the other parties but beyond
this they will accomplish nothing. Some of the
measures proposed by this new party arc also adj
yocaicd by both the old ones while others are OPP
posed lay both the old ones and by an ovcrwhclm-
ing majority of the people. As to certain meas
ures therefore, the party is entirely useless, and
as to AL the others it is utterly powerless.'
Every word of this is so patiently true
that the wonder is the men whose money
and votes support the labor party don't see
it rs we'll as every body else does.
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FATALLY Stabbed.

WICHITA, Kan, July 2G.--AIrs. Joseph
Bennett, u wealthy lady of this city, was
probably fatally stabbed about 9 O'Clock last
night by her stop daughter, Molie Bennett,
of Hot Springs Ark. Miss Bennett is a
daughter of Bennett by his first wife and
upon her coming to Wichita Mrs. Bennett
refused her admission 20 the house. Last
evening Miss. Bennett, accompanied by n
young man, drove up to the house and
upon Mrs. Bennett coming to the door drew
knife and stabbed her twenty times in the
breast, face and arms. She will probably
die. The assailent had not been arrested at
last accounts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

THE Washington Republican, which agrees
with Mr.. Sherman that anything is justiia-
bic in inv and morals that will beat down
the democratic party, advises the knights
of labor and the grangera in Virginia 10
Join the negroes and republicans and turn
the State over to the tender rnercies OF
General Malone But the grangerS and
the Knights came from the democratic party.
the party that hes always been the farmers
and the poor mems party, while the repub
lican party was, is and always will he the
party of monopolists and moneyed men.
The advice referred To will hr the more like
ly to have a contrary effect to that intended,
aud toinduce Virginia Knights ard Virginia
farmers 10 stick totheir old party The party
Of their kith and kin.
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To 1Iaintain and Vindicate tlne Law.

10 INNIHtsEfI HHt1 FIHNfVHtt IHV INV. .
CHARLESTON, S. c., July ga mass
meeting of citizens of Laurens county yes
terday adopted resolutions expressing dis.
satisfaction with the action OF the jury last
week in acquitting John D. Sheahan of the
murder of R. L. Bishop on July 4. and
pledging themselves Individually and col
lectively to maintain and vindcate the law
of the State in future.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26

THE PHILADELPHIA Record says: with
out the mighty political power of the great
national democratic party, Mr.. Cleveland
would not amount to much as political
factor even with the aid Of the independent
republicans" This important fact should
never be lost sight of by the administration
and its supporters. No matter how much
praise the administration may receive rom
the iodependenti epublicaus- by which name
the mugwumps call Inconsistencies 1t
shall merit that ofihe party which nominated
and elected it, it would he better for it If 1t
were the recipient of the formers severest
denunci4tions An amy begins to lose It's
affection for its commander when be re-
ceiyes the praise of its enemies; and human
nature teaches that no man is benefited b9
an attempt to make him appear better than
those who elevate him to power.
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'ghe Depression i'm 1he CattIe Trn.le

.hc repression Ill snc sattlc fhNt.
ST. LOUIS, July 26-John n. Simpson, Of
Dallas, Tex, the largest cattle owner in the
South, is in the city. He was asked for in.
formation about the depression in the cattle
business and said: cit is true that the mark
ct is lower now than since 1861, but The bus
mess is not as bad as reported. A special
dispatch recently sent out from Denver is
entirely false. That story about 10000
head on the trail being turned back to Texas
ia false. The entire drive this year did not
amount 10 more than 5000 head, and of
this number 80, 900 had been already contract.
ed for and Sold Only $4,000 was left for the
market and as my agent is with the drive
think would be the first one notified if
my cattle were turned back on the trail.
Curtis and Adkins, and lizard Bros, of FIT.
Worth and Henrietta, Tex, failed last
week, but think their liabilities are not
much greater than their assets. | don't
think their failure will hurt any one else.
Within the last few days great herds of our
breeding cattle have been driven over into
New Mexico. where breeding is now carried
on largely. Yet Texas IL overstocked and
The only depression that l can find is that
we grow cattle faster than we do peope.
The usual drive norhward is 100000 head.
This year it is not more than one fourth
that average and the market is SO per cent.
lower than five years ago.
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Speculative, Crystal, Triumph, New
L South, llcnroon and Tcnney Flour fer SAFE
low By [dec3l j. c. MILBURN
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aS2ggsgsa
ro.DAY.S TELEGRAPl1IC NEWS
Foreign News.


BERLIN, July 26-The strengthening Of
the forts at Cologne has been completed. Il
is stated that the whole infantry force will
be armed with repeaters by October |. A
war history of the department of the grand
general staff has been published. The con-
Guiding volume treats of the Danish war in
1864.
LONDON, July 26 The Times. comment
ing on Attorney General Garland's opinion
in reference to the alien act, says: "0ur
chief surprise at this recent law is the mis-
trust it evnces Of the accimating power Of
America, which might have been supposed
to be TOO sure of her ability to absorb foreign
elements to compel them to begin by offer
ing reluctant allegiance
Tho articles for the prize fight between
Jake Kilrain, of America, and Jem Smith of
England, were signed at 1880 o'clock to-
day in the Office of The Sporting Life Ac'
cording TO the agreement the encounter will
take place in Spain on the 81 day OF Janu
ary next within 100 miles of Madrid. Both
sides paid the deposits and date was fixed
for future payments.
PANAMA, July 26.-The Colombian gov
Ninmeut has granted to the Central and
South American Telegraph Company au
thority to establish and operate telegraph
line across the Isthmus of Panama and to
extend its cables from Colon along the At
lantic coast of South America.
ROME, July 26.-The Pope has decided
that there is no ground for papal interior
euce with the knights of labor question.
He mas conveyed the announcement of this
decision to Cardinal Gibbons.
DUBLIN, July 26-Two more members of
the Irish coustabulary resigned yesterday
evening as protest against the crimes act.